Offutt v. United States
348 U.S. 11 · Decided November 8, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Offutt v. United States was decided on November 8, 1954 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Contempt of court or Congress” in the Criminal Procedure area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 348 U.S. 11 · 75 S. Ct. 11 · 99 L. Ed. 2d 11 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 1502
- Docket number
- 27
- Decided
- November 8, 1954
- Argued
- October 22, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue (SCDB)
- Contempt of court or Congress
- Issue area
- Criminal Procedure
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Concurrence | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Jurisdictional dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Offutt v. United States
SCDB identifiers: case 1954-003, docket 1954-003-01.
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